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will 4TB drives be compatible with readynas nvx and if so wh
I am maxed out with 4 3TB drives and would like to know if 4TB drives will be compatible and if so when? This way I can compensate until larger drives are or are not accepted.
First NetGear has to wait for a bare 4TB drive to be released.
Then it has to purchase a large quantity of the drives (need to allow for disk failures) to test in multiple units (may not be easy particularly as drive availability becomes very constrained due to the ongoing effects from the Thailand floods)
Testing will likely begin with the newer ReadyNAS models (as NetGear may wish to move to selling some models semi-populated or fully-populated with 4TB disks) and then later move onto the NVX.
If NetGear encounters problems it will then need to work on a fix and redo its testing (possibly requiring purchase of more drives). It's an expensive process and can take a while, but they understand the importance of doing their testing thoroughly.
I can't see any reason why 4TB drives wouldn't work either, but NetGear will want to make sure they work fine before adding them to the compatibility list.
Then it has to purchase a large quantity of the drives (need to allow for disk failures) to test in multiple units (may not be easy particularly as drive availability becomes very constrained due to the ongoing effects from the Thailand floods)
Testing will likely begin with the newer ReadyNAS models (as NetGear may wish to move to selling some models semi-populated or fully-populated with 4TB disks) and then later move onto the NVX.
If NetGear encounters problems it will then need to work on a fix and redo its testing (possibly requiring purchase of more drives). It's an expensive process and can take a while, but they understand the importance of doing their testing thoroughly.
I can't see any reason why 4TB drives wouldn't work either, but NetGear will want to make sure they work fine before adding them to the compatibility list.
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